Tom Wallace Park, Scarborough (Qld.)

Tom Wallace Park was named for Thomas James Wallace who was born in Brisbane in 1920. He married and had three children. In 1941 he joined the AIF and served in New Guinea. He was a president of the Redcliffe RSL, was elected to Council in 1967 and served three terms to 1976. This park was named not only for the service he rendered the community as an alderman of the Council, but also in recognition of his close involvement with community organisations such as the Fire Brigade. -- Redcliffe : Looking at the landscape by Pat Gee acknowledging the work of Jack Stapleton and Pat Fields